For the second week in a row, Seattle Reign FC faced an opponent dealing with the impacts of a hurricane. In this case rather than changing the match location, it was decided that they would face the Orlando Pride two days early, since fortuitously they had traveled directly to Orlando after their match against Houston in Dallas.
Even with the short rest and vast uncertainty surrounding the logistics of the match and post-game travel, the Reign were finally back to full strength. One notable change was made to the lineup that defeated Houston the week before, with Megan Rapinoe returning to the starting XI in place of Naho Kawasumi, while Bev Yanez swapped sides in the attacking band to accommodate the switch.